Agreed, but probably more chance of a new joiner eventually skippering an A380 into Heathrow in a reasonable time frame rather than waiting decades to command a clapped-out A330 into Taipei on yet another split duty.
Also a thread on the Terms forum about Delta now hiring in the States. Good news for the global pilot community.
However, this lot sees every experienced, expensive expat leaving or retiring as eventually replacable with a cheap, inexperienced, malleable, passive ex-cadet, no inconvenient foreign base required, just grateful to be 'flying' a big shiny jet.
As an aside, it was interesting reading the latest AOA update regarding the financial implications of the administration and closure of the Paris base: company defence,...'wah, we Hong Kong company, we do wha' we wan'. It may be worthwhile for retired crew who have held a Paris base to contact the AOA.
Arrogance combined with incompetence can be a bad combination.
Last edited by Captain Dart; 18th Jul 2013 at 06:24.